S-3, r. 1 - Amusement Rides Regulation

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49. Steel wire ropes shall be:
(1)  replaced when one of the following conditions exists:
(a)  instructions of the ride manufacturer require it;
(b)  6 wires are broken in one rope lay;
(c)  3 wires are broken in one strand of a rope lay;
(d)  2 wires are broken in a suspension rope which supports the total load of a carrier;
(e)  the initial diameter of the rope has decreased by 10%;
(f)  the rope is distorted because of kinking, crushing or untwisting of the rope or of a strand;
(2)  repaired where 2 wires are broken near a fastening.
O.C. 649-91, s. 49.